Planning

Pre-Market Engagement-Rough Sleeping Prevention and Resettlement Framework

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

03 Oct 2025 at 10:55

Summary of the contracting process

Nottinghamshire County Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "Pre-Market Engagement-Rough Sleeping Prevention and Resettlement Framework." This initiative falls under the services category, specifically targeting social work services, guidance and counselling, and community health services in the United Kingdom's Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire regions. The council invites suppliers that work with homeless or rough sleeper communities to participate in a market engagement exercise by completing a questionnaire before the 31st of October, 2025. The procurement, which follows a tender initiation type and involves a framework agreement, aims to develop a comprehensive framework for addressing homelessness with an emphasis on those at risk of severe multiple disadvantage.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in social services, mental health support, or community-based interventions. Organisations with expertise in providing outreach, navigation, and coordination services, or those offering integrated specialist support, would be well-suited for this project. By participating, providers can influence the framework's development and gain potential access to long-term contracts through direct awards or mini competitions, slated to begin from April 2026, with potential renewal extending up to 2035. This is an excellent opportunity for businesses to collaborate in delivering outcomes-based approaches, integrating lived experiences and fostering innovation within homelessness services.

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Notice Title

Pre-Market Engagement-Rough Sleeping Prevention and Resettlement Framework

Notice Description

We're developing a shared framework for homelessness services across Nottinghamshire, focused on people who are currently, formerly, or at risk of rough sleeping - especially those facing Severe Multiple Disadvantage (SMD) The framework will include three lots: 1. Supported Housing - Support Only: enable people experiencing SMD to access existing supported housing settings, alongside flexible support to help them stabilise, recover, and progress (no funding for property costs) 2. Outreach, Navigation & Coordination: assertive engagement, named navigators, and strategic coordination across services. 3. Integrated Specialist Support: community-based support in areas like mental health, physical health, employment, and financial inclusion. Services will be called off via direct award or mini competition, and providers can join the framework annually. We're taking an outcomes-based approach, with a strong focus on: * Trauma-informed, relational ways of working * Joined-up responses across services * Inclusion of lived experience * System learning and improvement We recognise that women, refugees, migrants, and other marginalised groups may experience disadvantage differently. All services must be gender-informed, culturally competent, and responsive to diverse pathways into and out of homelessness and SMD. Purpose and Outcomes The services will contribute to Nottinghamshire's system-wide goals for people experiencing SMD. It does not deliver these outcomes alone - success depends on collaboration across commissioned services, statutory partners, and commissioners. The services will support the following system-level goals: For People * A stable, safe home - not just temporary accommodation, but somewhere people can settle and belong * Improved health and wellbeing - including mental health, physical health, and recovery from trauma * Stronger relationships and support networks - including trusted professionals, peers, and community connections * A sense of agency, dignity and belonging - people feel heard, respected, and able to shape their own journey * Reduced exposure to crisis - fewer interactions with emergency services, fewer unsafe environments For Services * Joined-up responses - services work together around the person, not in silos * Shared ownership of outcomes - no hand-offs or "not our remit" responses * Better use of resources - less duplication, more targeted and effective support * Embedded lived experience - people with lived experience shape design, delivery, and evaluation * Flexible, trauma-informed practice - services adapt to people's needs, not the other way around For the System * A permanent multiple needs pathway - so people get the right response and the specialist support they need every time * A culture of learning and improvement - driven by data, insight, and reflective practice * Stronger relationships across sectors - enabling shared problem-solving and strategic alignment * Resilience and adaptability - the system can respond to emerging needs, policy changes, and local context * Equity and inclusion - responses are gender-informed, culturally competent, and accessible to all

Planning Information

We want to hear from suppliers currently delivering services to the homeless/rough sleeper communities to help shape and deliver services that make a real difference. Interested suppliers are invited to complete a questionnaire regarding current homelessness / rough sleeping provision in the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire area to inform the forthcoming procurement. The questionnaire asks suppliers what works, what doesn't, and how we can use new techniques/ideas to improve services. The questionnaire can be access at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=47f164db-46a0-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21 or via: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ , ref: DN792924

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a7be
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062081-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312310 - Guidance services

85312320 - Counselling services

85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

85312500 - Rehabilitation services

85312510 - Vocational rehabilitation services

85322000 - Community action programme

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
prpc@nottscc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 7QP
Post Town
Nottingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
Delivery Location
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

Local Authority
Rushcliffe
Electoral Ward
Trent Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Rushcliffe

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